e.d morrison

[Machine Translation] With every member contributing one song each, this new album featuring Wataru Sawabe, who has consistently brought precision and respect to the stage through his live performances over the past few years, and Yusuke Sato who have consistently tightened up the stage with their precise and respectful support during live performances over the past few years have fully participated in this new release. In addition to tracks created through a one-take recording session by the entire band, the album features one song contributed by each member, weaving in observations of current societal trends and the band s current state of mind to create a rich and diverse collection. While their previous album, released in 2022, was billed as Senior Rock," this new work once again reaches the unique Moonriders sound ." Once again, every member takes on lead vocals and participates in the backing vocals, and with the cooperation of Sound Crew Studio, a diverse array of instruments was used in the recording. For a band that has championed cutting-edge musical expression for 50 years, this is a complex work that poses questions to our stagnant modern era. The title is an anagram of moonriders." Since the 1980s, it has been used as a pseudonym when all members collaborate on a project. The title e.d. morrison," adopted for this album, embodies the sentiment that this is an album created by all members of the Moonriders, including Tetsuro Kashibuchi and Toru Okada.

メンバー全員が1曲ずつ楽曲提供し、ここ数年来、ライヴでも的確かつリスペクトに溢れるサポートでステージを引き締めてきた澤部渡、佐藤優介も全面参加した新作は、メンバー全員による一発録音のセッションで作り上げた楽曲に加え、メンバーが1曲ずつ楽曲提供し世間の動き、メンバーの現在地も織り込んだ豊穣なアルバムとなった。2022年リリースの前作では「老齢ロック」と謳ってみせた彼らだが、今作でも日本のロックミュージックの新たな地平を切り拓く反骨と達観と文学性の匂う歌詞とジャンルを超えたサウンドで、唯一無二の"ムーンライダーズの音楽"に到達した。今作でも、全員がメインヴォーカルをとり、コーラスに参加するスタイルで、Sound Crew Studioの協力のもと、多彩な楽器も録音に使用している。50年間に渡り、常に先鋭的な音楽活動を標榜してきた彼らが閉塞した現代に問いかけるcomplicatedな作品となった。タイトルはmoonridersのアナグラム。80年代より、メンバー全員による共作時に名義として使用されてきた。今作のタイトルとして採用されたこのe.d morrisonには、かしぶち哲郎、岡田徹も含めたムーンライダーズ全員によって創り上げたアルバム、という想いがこめられている。